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Case Study: Why he won't be giving up the day-trading job just yet

CIARAN DOYLE, 37, has fond memories of his month-long far-flung holiday to the southern hemisphere, not least because he bought it with the proceeds of his day-trading activities last year.

His full-time job is manager of Guardian Management Accountants in Churchtown, Dublin, but he always manages to log on and trade for about two hours every day.

“I began day trading five years ago and although I have been making a healthy profit, I have not grown complacent. The markets are like a jigsaw with pieces that change shape every day.”

In 2002, Doyle made a 25% to 30% profit and this year his return has been even greater.

Doyle studies books on trading and has attended seminars in Chicago. “It amazes me that people spend more buying stocks than they would purchasing a car yet they would invest far more research into cars on the market than they would